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05-14-2007, 05:03
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Still Look'n
Made a quick run to just north of Louisville over the weekend to
check out a prospect. Turned out not to be my cup of tea but got to talk to some nice folks and learned a little more on the subject. The BB was a seventies 31ft which was mechanically pretty good but needed pretty much a full restoration (at least to make me happy) I looked at the coach and figured if I got it for nothing I'd still likely have too much to spend on it to get it right and be happy with it. I think the chassis and drive line were OK but pretty much everything else was pretty used. I still think I'd like the FC 31 but I am going to make an effort to do as most of you guys have suggested and that is to travel and investigate more of them. I have fooled around with one or two classic cars and I can certainly see now that BB's are the same. Much better to do the research and leg work and find what you want ready to go then to find a restoration project. So--- That's were it stands this week. Appreciate the help and all leads considered. John Heckman |
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05-14-2007, 07:37
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YEP John,
We learn most from those Birds in disrepair and need a lot of work. IF you are into traveling from Pennsylvania. There is usually a few small Rallies in Michigan, and Wisconsin in the Summer, Perry in November and MyrtleBeach next March. Maybe more that I do not know about, watch the Forums for dates including, Vintagebirds.com. Try here for a Bird located near your home town. http://www.frappr.com/wanderlodge Bob Janes has a few Birds possibly a 77 or 79, Maybe you can talk him into selling one of his fleet. Bill 88 FC Michigan --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "bubblerboy64" wrote: > > Made a quick run to just north of Louisville over the weekend to > check out a prospect. Turned out not to be my cup of tea but got to > talk to some nice folks and learned a little more on the subject. > The BB was a seventies 31ft which was mechanically pretty good but > needed pretty much a full restoration (at least to make me happy) I > looked at the coach and figured if I got it for nothing I'd still > likely have too much to spend on it to get it right and be happy with > it. I think the chassis and drive line were OK but pretty much > everything else was pretty used. I still think I'd like the FC 31 > but I am going to make an effort to do as most of you guys have > suggested and that is to travel and investigate more of them. I have > fooled around with one or two classic cars and I can certainly see > now that BB's are the same. Much better to do the research and leg > work and find what you want ready to go then to find a restoration > project. So--- That's were it stands this week. Appreciate the > help and all leads considered. John Heckman > |
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05-14-2007, 08:23
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John Randy Dupree has a couple of birds for sale. You can email him at randy
at randydupree dot com On 14/05/07, pattypape > > > YEP John, > > We learn most from those Birds in disrepair and need a lot of work. > > IF you are into traveling from Pennsylvania. There is usually a few > small Rallies in Michigan, and Wisconsin in the Summer, Perry in > November and MyrtleBeach next March. Maybe more that I do not know > about, watch the Forums for dates including, Vintagebirds.com. > > Try here for a Bird located near your home town. > http://www.frappr.com/wanderlodge > > Bob Janes has a few Birds possibly a 77 or 79, > Maybe you can talk him into selling one of his fleet. > > Bill 88 FC Michigan > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com > "bubblerboy64" > wrote: > > > > Made a quick run to just north of Louisville over the weekend to > > check out a prospect. Turned out not to be my cup of tea but got > to > > talk to some nice folks and learned a little more on the subject. > > The BB was a seventies 31ft which was mechanically pretty good but > > needed pretty much a full restoration (at least to make me happy) > I > > looked at the coach and figured if I got it for nothing I'd still > > likely have too much to spend on it to get it right and be happy > with > > it. I think the chassis and drive line were OK but pretty much > > everything else was pretty used. I still think I'd like the FC 31 > > but I am going to make an effort to do as most of you guys have > > suggested and that is to travel and investigate more of them. I > have > > fooled around with one or two classic cars and I can certainly see > > now that BB's are the same. Much better to do the research and leg > > work and find what you want ready to go then to find a restoration > > project. So--- That's were it stands this week. Appreciate the > > help and all leads considered. John Heckman > > > > > -- Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson 94 WLWB [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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